§21-1290.12.

§21-1290.12.
   
                         PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION
                                      
   A. The procedure for applying for a concealed handgun license and
   processing the application shall be as follows:
   
   1. An eligible person may request an application packet for a
   concealed handgun license from the Oklahoma State Bureau of
   Investigation or the county sheriff's office either in person or by
   mail. The Bureau may provide application packets to each sheriff not
   exceeding two hundred packets per request. The Bureau shall provide
   the following information in the application packet:
   
   a. an application form,
   
   b. procedures to follow to process the application form, and
   
   c. a copy of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act with any modifications
   thereto;
   
   2. The person shall be required to successfully complete a firearms
   safety and training course from a firearms instructor who is approved
   and registered in this state as provided in Section 1290.14 of this
   title, and the person shall be required to demonstrate competency and
   qualification with a pistol authorized for concealed carry by the
   Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. The original certificate of training shall
   be submitted with the application for a handgun license. No duplicate,
   copy, facsimile or other reproduction of the certificate of training
   or exemption from training shall be acceptable as proof of training as
   required by the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. A person
   exempt from the training requirements as provided in Section 1290.15
   of this title must show the required proof of such exemption to the
   firearms instructor to receive an exemption certificate. The original
   exemption certificate must be submitted with the application for a
   handgun license when the person claims an exemption from training and
   qualification;
   
   3. The application form shall be completed and delivered by the
   applicant, in person, to the sheriff of the county wherein the
   applicant resides;
   
   4. The person shall deliver to the sheriff at the time of delivery of
   the completed application form a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
   for processing the application through the Oklahoma State Bureau of
   Investigation and processing the required fingerprints through the
   Federal Bureau of Investigation. The processing fee shall be in the
   form of:
   
   a. a money order or a cashier's check made payable to the Oklahoma
   State Bureau of Investigation, or
   
   b. by a nationally recognized credit card issued to the applicant. For
   purposes of this paragraph, "nationally recognized credit card" means
   any instrument or device, whether known as a credit card, credit
   plate, charge plate, or by any other name, issued with or without fee
   by the issuer for the use of the cardholder in obtaining goods,
   services, or anything else of value on credit which is accepted by
   over one thousand merchants in the state. The Oklahoma State Bureau of
   Investigation shall determine which nationally recognized credit cards
   will be accepted by the Bureau.
   
   The processing fee shall not be refundable in the event of a denial of
   a handgun license or any suspension or revocation subsequent to the
   issuance of a license. Persons making application for a firearms
   instructor shall not be required to pay the application fee as
   provided in this section, but shall be required to pay the costs
   provided in paragraphs 6 and 8 of this subsection;
   
   5. The completed application form shall be signed by the applicant in
   person before the sheriff. The signature shall be given voluntarily
   upon a sworn oath that the person knows the contents of the
   application and that the information contained in the application is
   true and correct. Any person making any false or misleading statement
   on an application for a handgun license shall, upon conviction, be
   guilty of perjury as defined by Section 491 of this title. Any
   conviction shall be punished as provided in Section 500 of this title.
   In addition to a criminal conviction, the person shall be denied the
   right to have a concealed handgun license pursuant to the provisions
   of Section 1290.10 of this title and the Oklahoma State Bureau of
   Investigation shall revoke the handgun license, if issued;
   
   6. Two passport size photographs of the applicant shall be submitted
   with the completed application. The cost of the photographs shall be
   the responsibility of the applicant. The sheriff is authorized to take
   the applicant's photograph for purposes of the Oklahoma Self-Defense
   Act and, if such photographs are taken by the sheriff the cost of the
   photographs shall not exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) for the two photos.
   All money received by the sheriff from photographing applicants
   pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph shall be retained by the
   sheriff and deposited into the Sheriff's Service Fee Account;
   
   7. The sheriff shall witness the signature of the applicant and review
   or take the photographs of the applicant and shall verify that the
   person making application for a handgun license is the same person in
   the photographs submitted and the same person who signed the
   application form. Proof of a valid Oklahoma driver license with a
   photograph of the applicant or an Oklahoma State photo identification
   for the applicant shall be required to be presented by the applicant
   to the sheriff for verification of the person's identity;
   
   8. Upon verification of the identity of the applicant, the sheriff
   shall take two complete sets of fingerprints of the applicant. Both
   sets of fingerprints shall be submitted by the sheriff with the
   completed application, certificate of training or an exemption
   certificate, photographs and processing fee to the Oklahoma State
   Bureau of Investigation within fourteen (14) days of taking the
   fingerprints. The cost of the fingerprints shall be paid by the
   applicant and shall not exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for the
   two sets. All fees collected by the sheriff from taking fingerprints
   pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph shall be retained by the
   sheriff and deposited into the Sheriff's Service Fee Account;
   
   9. The sheriff shall submit to the Oklahoma State Bureau of
   Investigation within the fourteen-day period, together with the
   completed application, certificate of training or exemption
   certificate, photographs, processing fee and fingerprints, a report of
   information deemed pertinent to an investigation of the applicant for
   a handgun license. The sheriff shall make a preliminary investigation
   of pertinent information about the applicant and the court clerk shall
   assist the sheriff in locating pertinent information in court records
   for this purpose. If no pertinent information is found to exist either
   for or against the applicant, the sheriff shall so indicate in the
   report;
   
   10. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, upon receipt of the
   application and required information from the sheriff, shall forward
   one full set of fingerprints of the applicant to the Federal Bureau of
   Investigation for a national criminal history records search. The cost
   of processing the fingerprints nationally shall be paid from the
   processing fee collected by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
   Investigation;
   
   11. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall make a reasonable
   effort to investigate the information submitted by the applicant and
   the sheriff, to ascertain whether or not the issuance of a handgun
   license would be in violation of the provisions of the Oklahoma
   Self-Defense Act. The Bureau's investigation of an applicant shall
   include, but shall not be limited to: a statewide criminal history
   records search, a national criminal history records search, a Federal
   Bureau of Investigation fingerprint search, and if applicable, an
   investigation of medical records or other records or information
   deemed by the Bureau to be relevant to the application.
   
   a. In the course of the Bureau's investigation, it shall present the
   name of the applicant along with any known aliases, the address of the
   applicant and the social security number of the applicant to the
   Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The
   Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall respond
   within ten (10) days of receiving such information to the Bureau as
   follows:
   
   (1) with a "Yes" answer, if the Department's records indicate that the
   person was involuntarily committed to a mental institution in
   Oklahoma, or
   
   (2) with a "No" answer, if there are no records indicating the name of
   the person as a person involuntarily committed to a mental institution
   in Oklahoma, or
   
   (3) with an "Inconclusive" answer if the Department's records suggest
   the applicant may be a formerly committed person. In the case of an
   inconclusive answer, the Bureau shall ask the applicant whether he or
   she was involuntarily committed. If the applicant states under penalty
   of perjury that he or she has not been involuntarily committed, the
   Bureau shall continue processing the application for a license.
   
   b. In the course of the Bureau's investigation, it shall check the
   name of any applicant who is twenty-eight (28) years of age or younger
   along with any known aliases, the address of the applicant and the
   social security number of the applicant against the records in the
   JOLTS System of the Office of Juvenile Affairs. The Office of Juvenile
   Affairs shall provide the Bureau direct access to check the applicant
   against the records available on the JOLTS System.
   
   (1) If the Bureau finds a record on the JOLTS System that indicates
   the person was adjudicated a delinquent for an offense that would
   constitute a felony offense if committed by an adult within the last
   ten (10) years the Bureau shall deny the license.
   
   (2) If the Bureau finds no record on the JOLTS System indicating the
   named person was adjudicated delinquent for an offense that would
   constitute a felony offense if committed by an adult within the last
   ten (10) years, or
   
   (3) If the records suggest the applicant may have been adjudicated
   delinquent for an offense that would constitute a felony offense if
   committed by an adult but such record is inconclusive, the Bureau
   shall ask the applicant whether he or she was adjudicated a delinquent
   for an offense that would constitute a felony offense if committed by
   an adult within the last ten (10) years. If the applicant states under
   penalty of perjury that he or she was not adjudicated a delinquent
   within ten (10) years, the Bureau shall continue processing the
   application for a license;
   
   12. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall either issue a
   concealed handgun license or deny the application within ninety (90)
   days of the date of receipt of the required information from the
   sheriff. The Bureau shall approve an applicant who appears to be in
   full compliance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act,
   if completion of the federal fingerprint search is the only reason for
   delay of the issuance of the handgun license to that applicant. Upon
   receipt of the federal fingerprint search information, if the Bureau
   receives information which precludes the person from having a
   concealed handgun license, the Bureau shall revoke the concealed
   handgun license previously issued to the applicant. The Bureau shall
   deny a license when the applicant fails to properly complete the
   application form or application process or is determined not to be
   eligible as specified by the provisions of Section 1290.9, 1290.10 or
   1290.11 of this title. The Bureau shall approve an application in all
   other cases. If an application is denied, the Bureau shall notify the
   applicant in writing of its decision. The notification shall state the
   grounds for the denial and inform the applicant of the right to an
   appeal as may be provided by the provisions of the Administrative
   Procedures Act. Any administrative hearing on a denial which may be
   provided shall be conducted by a hearing examiner appointed by the
   Bureau. The hearing examiner's decision shall be a final decision
   appealable to a district court in accordance with the Administrative
   Procedures Act. When an application is approved, the Bureau shall
   issue the license and mail it to the sheriff of the county wherein the
   applicant resides. The applicant may pick up the concealed handgun
   license from the sheriff's office.
   
   B. Nothing contained in any provision of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
   shall be construed to require or authorize the registration,
   documentation or providing of serial numbers with regard to any
   firearm. For purposes of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, the sheriff
   may designate a person to receive, fingerprint, photograph or
   otherwise process applications for concealed handgun licenses.